[pianotech] undisciplined kids

[David Nereson]

I like the idea of closing the fallboard, except that I've usually already
removed it to inspect condition of punchings, tightness of bushings,
balance holes, amount of dust, etc.
    --David Nereson, RPT

On Fri, Jan 4, 2013 at 5:13 PM, Susan Kline <skline at peak.org> wrote:

> **
> That's good, Rob, or sometimes I just tell the kid "you can play after I
> leave, but not now."
>
> Susan Kline
>
> Rob McCall wrote:
>
> Being a parent myself, I have a real hard time just letting them bang
> away.  I usually tell them to watch their fingers!  And then I close the
> fallboard.  Then I stand there with my hand on top of it as I talk to the
> parent.  It works almost every time.  And the parents get the idea real
> quick.  Yeah, I could probably be more PC, but I just don't have it in me.
>  :-) It's like I'm on auto-parent mode.  It just happens...
>
>     Regards,
>
>  Rob McCall
>
>  McCall Piano Service, LLC
> www.mccallpiano.com
> Murrieta, CA
> 951-698-1875
>
>  On Jan 04, 2013, at 14:40 , paul bruesch <paul at bruesch.net> wrote:
>
> Depending on my mood at the moment, I would probably calmly ask the kid to
> please play quietly so I can think. The kid is doing what kids do, given
> the opportunity. But by asking the kid to play quietly, you're not angrily
> saying to quit making all that noise, you're just asking for some respect,
> which the parents apparently have not taught and do not expect, and most
> kids (in my experience) respond well to that.
>
>  Paul Bruesch
> Stillwater, MN
>
>
>
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